Software I like
You may also like command line applications that stand the test of time, operating on standardised protocols and schemas, in contrast to UI-centric web applications, which tend towards bloat, quick obsolescence, and black box proprietary backends.
- **Gentoo**: a "build-it-yourself" Linux operating system.
- **ratpoison**: a tiling-based "graphical" user interface
- **xterm**: I spend most of my time in the terminal
- **elinks**: a text only web browser. I use this as my primary browser until websites break. It also browses Gemini.
- **Blender**: I work heavily with analysing 3D geometry and BIM data.
- **Krita**: for any 2D graphics work
- **Inkscape**: for vector graphics work
- **LaTeX / typst**: write documents
- **vim**: a text editor that will change your life
- **mutt**: a local email client
- **newsboat**: RSS feed reader
- **ledger**: financial accounting and budgeting
- **weechat**: connect to online chatrooms on IRC
- **mc** (Midnight Commander): a two-panel file browser that has completely replaced the need for a graphical file explorer
- **pass**: password manager using Git
- **scrot**: take screenshots
- **ncdu**: a hierarchical view of filespace usage to help keep systems lean
- **nethack**: the greatest game you will ever play
- **Radiance**: photometrically validated light simulation and rendering
- **Lilypond**: like LaTeX, but for scoring music
- **feh**: image viewer
- **geeqie**: multiple image viewer
- **mpd** with **ncmpcpp**: music player
- **mupdf**: open PDFs
- **calcurse**: calendar
- **mplayer**: watch videos
- **git** with **lazygit**: version control
- **rsync** (with [rsync.net]): sync files from A to B. Used for backups. This is not a sponsored link. They're just that good.